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PRESS RELEASE – for immediate release KANKAKEE BOAT REGATTA!! Contact Person: Joe Walz 815-932-4411 815-955-7211 http://www.kankakeeregatta.com
Event: Kankakee Boat Regatta Date: September 4 - 6, 2004 (Labor Day Weekend) Time: Carnival Opens - Saturday, September 4, 2004: 11:00am - 6:00pm Sunday, September 5, 2004: 11:00am - 6:00pm Monday, September 6, 2004: 11:00am - 6:00pm
Race Times: Saturday, September 4, 2004: 12:00pm - 6:00pm Sunday, September 5, 2004: 12:00pm - 6:00pm Monday, September 6, 2004: 12:00pm - 6:00pm
Evening Entertainment:
September 4, 2004: FREE September 5, 2004: $5.00 per person September 6, 2004: $5.00 per person Admission: September 4, 2004: FREE September 5, 2004: $5.00 per person September 6, 2004: $5.00 per person Powerboat racing
returns to Kankakee County for its 20th year; The Labor Day weekend
event, viewable from a Kankakee River Road Park park and the Kankakee
Boat Club, is expected to include 40 to 50 boats. "This one is going to work, and will be a great event," predicted Joe Walz, event organizer. The event is expected to have 30 to 40 racing boats, and organizers hope it will attract 5,000 spectators. The 4.5-mile race route will be on the Kankakee River south of Cobb Park, Kankakee, IL , and can be viewed by spectators at Kankakee River Road Park and Kankakee Boat Club. It marks the 20th year, powerboat racing has been held in Kankakee since 1984. The races will group boats by V-shape hulls or catamarans. Boat sizes will range from 26 feet to 46 feet in length. Speeds will range from 70 to 130 mph, she said. Most have a pilot and navigator. The Labor Day weekend
event includes two days of displays before the race for spectators to
see boats and drivers. The Kankakee Boat Club will be the "dry
pit" area where trailered boats are brought in and lifted into
the water by crane. Powerboats also will be on display at the Kankakee
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